Careers

Industrial hygienists play an important role in ensuring that the workplace is as free from hazards as possible and that the workers and the members of the community are protected from potential health threats. Your training at Clarkson will position you to make an immediate impact in helping eliminate health hazards -- by changing workplace practices, adding controls, or by recommending special clothing or equipment. Demand is high for these skills in small and large businesses, government agencies, the armed forces, and consulting firms.

This is highly important and rewarding work. The knowledge and experience you gain at Clarkson could halt a dangerous practice and save lives. As our world moves through the "information age," where new, possibly hazardous technologies are emerging every day, the industrial hygienist' job function becomes more valuable to the health and well-being of workers, the community, and the environment.

Clarkson University has a placement record of nearly 100 percent in this important field of environmental health science, which offers a growing range of rewarding career opportunities. Leading manufacturing companies that employ environmental health and safety professionals include:

           Arcadis
           Alcoa
           Bristol-Myers-Squibb
           Colden Corportaion
           Dana Farber Cancer Institute
           General Electric
           IBM
           Lockheed Martin
           O'Brien & Gere
           OSHA
           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
           Xerox
           Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Many EHS graduates from Clarkson pursue advanced degree programs. Among graduate schools where our graduates have recently enrolled:

            Harvard
            John Hopkins
            Upstate (NY) Medical University
            Universtiy of Cincinnati 
            University of Massachusetts, Lowell
            University of Michigan
            University of Texas
            University of Washington